A “reading film” of delirious image and text, Les chants de Maldoror takes its title and inspiration from Comte de Lautréamont’s 1869 proto-Surrealist poetic novel which, for instance, describes beauty as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table. In the novel’s six cantos, a young misanthrope indulges in depraved and destructive acts. Unexpected encounters abound, with turtles and birds joining Terayama’s regular cast of snails and dogs to wander over books and bare torsos. Feverish video processing posterizes, inverts and overlays images that are further colored by sound—pushing the limits of his literary adaptation. Terayama wrote that the only tombstone he wanted was his words, but, as Les chants de Maldoror demonstrates, words need not be confined to carved monuments or bound hardcopies.
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
6.2
Return of Sabata
Western
6.0
Return to Horror High
Horror, Comedy
5.2
The Return
Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction
5.9
Return to Horror Hotel
Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
6.5
The Return of the Musketeers
Comedy, Action, Adventure
6.2
The Return of the King
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
6.4
Fantomas Unleashed
Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Fantasy
6.8
Return with Honor
Drama, Comedy, Romance
6.1
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
Action, Horror, TV Movie
5.2
Return of the Fly
Horror, Science Fiction
6.1
[REC]²
Thriller, Horror
6.6
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Action
6.1
Return to Rajapur
Drama, Romance
6.8
Transformers: Titans Return
Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy
6.9
The Return
Documentary, Action
6.6
The Little Stranger
Mystery, Horror
5.7
The Return
Horror, Drama, Thriller
6.0
Merlin: The Return
Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
5.1
Terror of Mechagodzilla
Science Fiction, Action, Drama
6.9
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
7.1
Mary Poppins
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
7.6
The Green Mile
Fantasy, Drama, Crime
8.5
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Family, Fantasy, Comedy
7.5
Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Family
7.0
One-Eyed Likho
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
7.5
November
Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Horror
7.1
A Girl Named Willow
Family, Adventure, Fantasy
7.3
Růže a prsten
Fantasy, Family
0.0
The Beauty and the Dishcloth
Fantasy, Mystery
0.0
The Passenger
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
0.0
Depressive Cop
Crime, Fantasy, Mystery
4.7
Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern
Fantasy
0.0
Guisado on Sunset
Documentary, Fantasy
0.0
Death and the Winemaker
Animation, Fantasy
7.3
Cups of Coffee
Fantasy
0.0
Proverbial Luck
Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
10.0
The Nonexistent Knight
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
6.6
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
7.3
Poupelle of Chimney Town
Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
6.5